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Ministry of Finance
Invitation for public comments on proposed International Financial Services Centres Authority  Regulations, 2021
International Financial Services Centres Authority  has been established as a unified regulator to develop and regulate financial products, financial services and financial institutions in the International Financial Services Centres  in India.
The intermediaries play an important role by providing the intermediation facilities between their clients and the various regulated financial products and financial services in the IFSC. The intermediaries are also essential for building the ecosystem of capital markets in the IFSC.
IFSCA proposes to enact a regulatory framework for the intermediaries in the capital markets operating in IFSC, focusing on ease of doing business and consistent with the fundamental principles laid down by International Organization of Securities Commissions.
The proposed IFSCA  Regulations, 2021  inter alia provide for regulatory requirements in respect of registration, obligations and responsibilities, inspection and enforcement of various types of capital market intermediaries such as broker dealers, clearing members, depository participants, investment bankers, portfolio managers, investment advisers, custodians, credit rating agencies, debenture trustees and account aggregators.
Further, the proposed Intermediaries Regulations envisage registered capital market intermediaries to undertake cross-border business in capital markets in India and foreign jurisdictions, subject to certain conditions such as ring fencing of operations, appropriate risk management and internal controls, maintenance of records etc.
The consultation paper is available on the website of IFSCA at the weblink - https://ifsca.gov.in/PublicConsultation.
Comments and suggestions from public are invited on the proposed Intermediaries Regulations by August 18, 2021.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
More than 33.7 Lakh Loan Applications Received Under PM Svanidhi Scheme Till 31st January 2021
Over 18.4 Lakh Loans Sanctioned and Over 13.8 Lakh Loans Disbursed
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, namely, ‘Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihood Mission’  to remove poverty and vulnerability of urban poor households. The Support to Urban Street Vendors  component of the Mission aims at addressing livelihood concerns of the urban street vendors by facilitating access to suitable spaces, institutional credit, social security, etc.
Ministry has launched, on June 01, 2020, the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi  Scheme to facilitate collateral free working capital loans up to ₹10,000 of 1 year tenure, to about 50 lakh street vendors to restart their business. It provides for incentives in the form of interest subsidy @ 7% per annum on regular repayment of loan and cash-back up to ₹1,200 per annum on undertaking prescribed digital transactions. ‘Letter of Recommendation’  issued under the Scheme enablesthose Street vendors, who were either left out of the Survey or had started vending after completion of the survey or are from rural / peri-urban areas but vend in the urban areas, to avail the Scheme benefits. Socio-economic profiling of beneficiaries and their families has been launched to determine their eligibility for various government welfare schemes and to assist them in getting benefit of these schemes. Ministry is also facilitating Street Food Vendors to on-board e-commerce platforms.
Under DAY-NULM, funds released since FY 2014-15is ₹3,487.32 Cr.The approved outlay for PM SVANidhi scheme is ₹600 Cr. Out of this ₹66.56 Cr. has been utilized.
Under the DAY-NULM, more than 42 lakh street vendors have been identified, as reported by States/ UTs. Out of these, Certificates of Vending  have been issued to over 21.7 lakh street vendors and ID Cards have issued to over 24.4 lakh street vendors.
Under PM SVANidhi Scheme more than 33.7 lakh loan applications have been received as on 31.01.2021. Out of these, over 18.4 lakh loanshave been sanctioned and over 13.8 lakhloans have been disbursed.
The DAY-NULM is implemented across the country, including Rajasthan, throughthe 3 tier Mission Management Units i.e. at the National, State and Urban Local Body  level.
The Small Industries Development Bank  is the implementation partner for the PM SVANidhi, a Central Sector Scheme.ULBs and Lending Institutions play an important role in identification of Street Vendors and disbursement of loans to them.
This information was given in a written reply by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State , Housing & Urban Affairs, in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Steel
Soft launch of OCP-1  and Centre of Entrepreneurship  on Industry 4.0 .
Sri. Atul Bhatt, CMD, RINL , Chief Mentor  and Sri Arvind Kumar, Director General, STPI  and Chairman STPINEXT have done the honor of soft launching of the prestigious Centre of Entrepreneurship  on Industry 4.0  and OCP-1  virtually, today.
In the first phase of this activity, RINL shared few problem statements  which are available in the website  and through this OCP program the start-ups will be selected to work in Kalpataru Project. .
In his keynote address, Sri Arvind Kumar expressed that in this CoE all the domains of Engineering with the knowledge of Artificial Intelligence are required as against the common notion of only Computer Science and related graduates to work on Industry 4.0. Further he mentioned that Kalapatru will be the mother of all 20 STPI CoEs across India and it will drive all other CoEs.
Sri Atul Bhatt, CMD, RINL while delivering his address, said that MeitY, STPI and RINL consortium will go a long way in nurturing the startups in implementing the Industry 4.0 in RINL, other PSUs of Vizag and other Steel Industries in India. He further stressed that RINL is committed to help in nurturing startups as per the Government of India policy of Atma Nirbhar Bharat and take the benefit in solving the Problems / Challenges of RINL. Sri Atul Bhatt requested all the major industries in Visakhapatnam such as NTPC, HPCL, BARC, HSY, Port Trust, BHEL also to utilize the services of Kalpatartu in getting their problems resolved. “Collaborative work of all other industries in this direction will benefit India in early implementation of Industry 4.0”, Sri Atul Bhatt added.
Shri Keshav R Murugesh, CEO, WNS group and Co-chief Mentor, Kalpataru, Prof. PVGD Prasad Reddy, Vice Chancellor Andhra University and directors of RINL also graced this occasion.
The welcome address was delivered by Dr. CVD Ramprasad, Director - Hyderabad and the vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. B. Suresh, Additional Director and OIC, STPI-Visakhapatnam
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 194.20 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 7.50 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,94,20,01,325
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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7,50,06,120
More than 194.20 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 7.50 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Stage-II of GRAP rolled back as overall AQI of Delhi improves
The overall AQI of Delhi has significantly improved from the level of 291  observed on 26.02.2023 to 260  observed on 27.02.2023 to 218  observed on 28.02.2023 to 178  recorded today.
In view of this improvement in the overall Air Quality Index  of Delhi over past few days and also considering the meteorological/ weather forecasts by IITM/ IMD, the Sub-Committee for invoking actions under Graded Response Action Plan  of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR & Adjoining Areas  met today to review the current air quality scenario. While reviewing the overall air quality parameters of Delhi-NCR and other aspects, the Sub-Committee noted that forecasts by IMD/ IITM do not indicate the overall AQI of Delhi to slip into ‘Very Poor’ category in the coming days and is likely to remain in ‘Moderate’ category. Therefore, it is felt advisable to relax the ongoing restrictions under Stage-II of GRAP and roll it back with immediate effect in the entire NCR.
Based on earlier decisions of the Sub-Committee for invoking actions under GRAP, order dated October 19, 2022 for invocation of actions under Stage-II was revoked on 01.02.2023. Further, actions under Stage-II of GRAP were re-implemented on 16.02.2023 in view of the air quality forecasts by IITM/ IMD predicting the overall AQI of Delhi to deteriorate from 17.02.2023.
Now, as the air quality prediction by IMD/ IITM not indicating any significant deterioration of air quality of Delhi in the coming days with highly favourable conditions for dispersion of pollutants because of good wind velocity and high ventilation index, the Sub-Committee, accordingly has decided to revoke the order, issued vide dated 16th February, 2023 for implementation of actions under Stage-II of GRAP with immediate effect in the entire NCR. All actions under Stage-I of GRAP shall however remain invoked and be implemented, monitored and reviewed by all agencies concerned in the entire NCR to ensure that the overall air quality of Delhi-NCR does not deteriorate further in the coming days.
Further, the Commission appeals to the citizens of NCR to cooperate in implementing GRAP and follow steps mentioned in the Citizen Charter under GRAP. Citizens are advised to:
- Keep engines of your vehicles viz. cars/ bikes/ scooters etc. properly tuned;
- Maintain proper air pressure in tyres of vehicles;
- Keep PUC certificates of their vehicles up to date;
- Not idle your vehicle, also turn off the engine at red lights;
- Not dispose waste /garbage in the open spaces;
- Report air pollution activities through 311 App, Green Delhi App, SAMEER App etc.
Various agencies responsible for implementing measures under GRAP and Pollution Control Boards  of NCR and DPCC have also been advised to ensure strict implementation of all actions of Stage-I under GRAP in the entire NCR.
The Commission shall be closely watching the air quality scenario in the coming days and will review the situation accordingly. The revised schedule of GRAP is available on the Commission’s official website and can be accessed via caqm.nic.in
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Single Window System
The Central Government is working on setting up a Single Window System for clearances and approvals of industry in the country. Despite the presence of several IT platforms for investing in India such as in departments of the Government of India and State Single Window Clearances, investors need to visit multiple platforms to gather information and obtain clearances from different stakeholders. To address this, the creation of a centralized Investment Clearance Cell which would provide end-to-end facilitation support, including pre-investment advisory, information related to land banks; and facilitating clearances at Central and State level was proposed and the same is also a Budget Announcement 2020-21.
The cell is being planned as a One-stop digital platform to obtain all requisite central and state clearances/approvals required to start business operations in India. The Investment Clearance Cell will be a National portal that integrates the existing clearance systems of the various Ministries/ Departments of Govt. of India and of State Governments without disruption to the existing IT portals of Ministries and will have a single, unified application form. This will eliminate the need for investors to visit multiple platforms/ offices to gather information and obtain clearances from different stakeholders and provide time-bound approvals and real time status update to investors.
All the concerned State Governments including Tamil Nadu and Central Ministries/Departments are being taken on board for the Single Window Clearance System.
Further, a GIS enabled land bank under Industrial Information System  is being developed, and it has been launched in a phased manner by the Department on 27th August, 2020 with integration of 6 States Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Odisha and Goa; other concerned states are being on boarded.
With the objective of facilitating investment, fostering innovation, building best in class manufacturing infrastructure, making it easy to do business and enhancing skill development, the Government is focusing on 27 sectors under Make in India 2.0. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is coordinating action plans for 15 manufacturing sectors, while Department of Commerce is coordinating 12 service sectors.
This information was given by the UnionMinister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people on Diwali
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the occasion of Diwali.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"दीपावली के पावन अवसर पर देशवासियों को हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। मेरी कामना है कि यह प्रकाश पर्व आप सभी के जीवन में सुख, संपन्नता और सौभाग्य लेकर आए।
Wishing everyone a very Happy Diwali."
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on Medical Colleges
157 medical colleges have been approved since 2014
Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme  for “Establishment of new Medical College attached with existing district/referral hospital” 157 medical colleges have been approved since 2014.
Establishment of 157 nursing colleges have been announced in the budget speech 2023-24 in these medical colleges. State-wise nursing colleges are as under:
Andaman & Nicobar Islands , Arunachal Pradesh , Andhra Pradesh , Assam , Bihar , Chhattisgarh , Gujarat , Jharkhand , Jammu & Kashmir , Himachal Pradesh , Haryana , Karnataka , Ladakh , Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra  Manipur , Meghalaya , Mizoram , Nagaland , Odisha , Punjab , Rajasthan , Uttarakhand , Uttar Pradesh , Tamil Nadu , West Bengal  Sikkim .
The funding pattern for the establishment of these 157 nursing colleges is as under:

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UTs without legislation:
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100%
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20
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North Eastern/ Special Category States: 22x10 = 220
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90:10
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220
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Other States: 133x10 = 1330
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60:40
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133x6= 798
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133x4 = 532
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1330
Ministry of Defence
Indian Army launches a Software for Infrastructure Management
Infrastructure development has gained significant importance in many of the Army stations where major works are planned to replace vintage accommodation of pre independence era. The process is cumbersome and time consuming involving multiple agencies. Land has also become a very scarce resource since all cantonments and military stations have now come closer to major population centres. Presently all functions towards infrastructure development and management to include ascertaining availability of land, planning and monitoring of works, environment conservation and responsive quartering policies are carried out manually, which is not only time consuming but is also in-efficient.
Realising that automation is the key to empowering all stake holders to transform and become efficient, transparent and enhance accountability, Indian Army has introduced a software named the “Infrastructure Management System ’ software which was inagurated by the COAS on the sidelines of the Army Commanders Conference on 28 October 2020.
The scope of the software package developed includes the following
• To automate works initiation, preparation of list and its approval by the MoD.
• To accord administrative approval and monitoring of execution by the CFA.
• To automate availability of CAO pool accommodation, plan vacation, re-allocation and undertake maintenance.
• To automate approval of accommodation allocation/extention for children education ground, special children and Battle/Physical casualty.
• Manage cantonment roads including emergency closure.
• Make land, works and quartering policies available on line.
• Monitor land encroachment, Old Grant Bungalows, VIP references and transfer/exchange of land.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM addresses Celebration of 75 Years of Shri Ram Chandra Mission
Household wisdom and Yoga-Ayurveda played a big role in handling Corona: PM
Indian idea of wellness goes beyond merely curing a disease :PM
Yoga and Ayurveda should be presented to the world in a language they understand: PM
Calls for making India a hub for spiritual and wellness tourism
The Prime Minister addressed the event organized to commemorate 75 years of Shri Ram Chandra Mission. The Prime Minister lauded the Mission for instilling meaningfulness, peace, health and spiritual wellbeing among the people. He also praised the Mission for popularizing yoga. The Prime Minister said in today’s fast and stressful life when the world is fighting lifestyle related diseases and pandemic, Sahaj Marg, Heartfulness and Yoga are like a beacon of hope for the world.
Referring to India’s handling of Corona, the Prime Minister said that alertness of 130 crore Indian became an example for the world. The household wisdom and Yoga-Ayurveda played a big role in this.
Shri Modi said India is following a human centric approach to furthering global good.This human centric approach is based on a healthy balance of welfare, well-being and wealth. In the last six years, India has undertaken among the world's largest public welfare programmes in the world.These efforts are aimed at giving the poor a life of dignity and opportunity.From universal sanitation coverage to social welfare schemes.From smoke free kitchens to banking the unbanked.From access to technology to housing for all.India's public welfare schemes have touched many lives, said the Prime Minister.
Speaking on India’s focus on wellness the Prime Minister noted that
Indian idea of wellness goes beyond merely curing a disease.There has been extensive work on preventive healthcare. Shri Modi pointed out India's flagship healthcare scheme, Ayushman Bharat has more beneficiaries than the populations of America and many European nations.It is the world's largest healthcare scheme.The prices of medicines and medical equipment have been lowered.
The Prime Minister said India is playing a central role in global vaccination. Our vision for wellness is as much global as it is domestic. India has much to offer in health and wellness. He called upon the people to work towards making India a hub for spiritual and wellness tourism.Our Yoga and Ayurveda can contribute to a healthy planet. It is our aim to present these to the world in a language they understand, said the Prime Minister.
Shri Modi underlined the growing global seriousness towards Yoga and meditation. He also noted the growing challenge of depression and expressed the hope that Heartfulnessprogramme will help in tackling that. “Disease-free citizens, mentally strong citizens will take India to new heights”, concluded the Prime Minister.
Special Service and Features
Pondicherry University has entered into an MoU with Policy Research Centre, Bangladesh & Rajshahi University
Pondicherry University has entered into an MoU with Policy Research Centre, Bangladesh  in association with the Rajshahi University, Rajshahi. The University of Rajshahi is one of the largest Universities in the Bangladesh and the largest with the highest seat of learning in the northern region of the country. The University is one of the oldest, founded on July 6, 1953, to provide higher education and research for the last more than six decades. This Memorandum of Understanding  is executed between The Policy Research Centre, Bangladesh . It is a specialized research and innovation institute that excels inconducting research on contemporary issues of development, such as the capital market,the impact of climate change on tourism, probable marketing strategies for the tourismsector, disaster management, disaster risk reduction, etc.It also develops curriculumcontents and materials, teaching techniques, and methods for educationalinstitutions.
The MoU was signed by Prof. AkbaruddinAhmad, Chairman of PRC  in the presence of Prof. Gurmeet Singh, Vice Chancellor, Pondicherry University, Prof. Dr. Golam ShahhirSattar, Vice Chancellor, Rajshahi University, Professor Dr. Md. FazllulHaque, dean Faculty of Arts, RajshahiUniveristy and Prof. Y.Venkata Rao, Dean -Students Welfare & Co-ordinaor – MoU, Pondicherry University on 14 November, 2022. This agreement is to have a common platform for research andinnovation/exchange of students,researchscholars,andfacultymembers/ internship/runningcollaborativeprojects/jointconsultancy/trainingprograms,etc.,andotherrelevantactivitiesasagreed uponby boththe institutions.
Valedictory Address by Prof. Gurmeet Singh
The MoU signing ceremony was followed by the special address of Prof.GurmeetSingh at the Valedictory Session of 2nd International Conference on “Issues and Discourses around Liberal Arts and Humanities”. The need of Asian Courtiers in working together in sharing resources for world best research out was emphasised in his address and also expressed his hope in near future the greater opportunities in front of these countries in advancing around development.
Policy Research Centre Foundation Award – 2022 for Prof.Y.Venkata Rao
Further, Prof. Venkata Rao, Department of Tourism Studies & Dean - Students Welfare was Honoured with the Policy Research Centre Foundation Award – 2022 for Promoting Tourism in terms of contribution towards imparting knowledge and awareness on the studies of tourism in India and in other neighbouring countries on 14 November, 2022. The awarded was given by Prof.Dr. Golam ShahhirSattar, Vice Chancellor, Rajshahi University in the presence of Prof. Gurmeet Singh, Vice Chancellor, Pondicherry University, Prof. AkbaruddinAhmad, Chairman of PRC  and Professor Dr. Md. FazllulHaque, dean Faculty of Arts, Rajshahi University
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Ministry of Electronics & IT
CERT-In and Power-CSIRTs jointly conduct Cyber Security Exercise “PowerEX-2022”
Theme: “Defending Cyber induced disruption in IT & OT Infrastructure”
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team  in collaboration with Power-CSIRTs , successfully designed & conducted the Cyber Security Exercise “PowerEX” for 193 invited Power Sector Utilities, here yesterday. The Exercise Planner Team of Power-CSIRTs’ officials worked along with CERT-In team on the exercise day as Exercise Coordinators. The Objective of the exercise was to “Recognize, Analyse & Respond to Cyber Incident in IT & OT Systems”.
The theme of the exercise was “Defending Cyber induced disruption in IT & OT infrastructure”. Exercise “PowerEX” was hosted by CERT-In on its exercise simulation platform. Around 350+ official from various Power Sector Utilities participated in the event. Exercise “PowerEX” was successful in meeting its objectives and helped the participants to learn, practice and respond to cyber security incidents.